Gov. Pat Quinn is heading back to Springfield still insisting that he won’t accept a “half-baked” budget from lawmakers.
Gov. Pat Quinn is heading back to Springfield still insisting that he won’t accept a "half-baked" budget from lawmakers. Quinn told reporters in Chicago on Tuesday morning that if lawmakers send him their makeshift spending plan, it will be "thrown right back at them." He says if that happens, lawmakers will be looking at what he calls a "double overtime" session. But Quinn didn’t specifically say he would veto the budget lawmakers passed, which he says would require deep budget cuts. Quinn is still pushing for lawmakers to pass an income tax increase before the state budget expires at midnight. ______ Copyright 2009 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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